Adjustable ironing-board



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0. J. GRAMER.

ADJUSTABLE IRONING BOARD. No. 563,844. PatentedJuly 14 V1896;

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CLARA J. CRAMER, OF GRISWOLD, IOXVA.

ADJUSTABLE lRONlNG-BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 563,844, dated July 14,1896.

Application filed August 26,1895. Serial No. 560,621.. (No model.)

To (LZZ whom it pray concern:

Be it known that I, CLARA J. CRAMER, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Griswold, in the county of Cass and State of Iowa,have invented a new and useful Adjustable Ironing-Board for Sleeves,the. of which the following is a specification.

My object is to provide an ironing-board of a shape or contour uponwhich the sleeve of a garment may be conveniently and neatly ironed,with means whereby the operator may readily and quickly adjust the boardrelative to its legs or supports, so that the uppermost surface of theboard will conform to the curve of either the front or back seam of asleeve, and, further, to provide standards for the ironingboard that mayreadily and quickly be extended approximately parallel with the board,so as to pass through asleeve or be folded up under the board toeconomize space in packing or shipping.

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combinationwith a peculiarly-shaped ironing-board, of standards or supportstherefor capable of being extended outwardly from the board or foldedunder the board, and also in the construction of mechanism whereby theboard may be turned and securely held in different positions relative tothe support, as hereinafter set forth, pointed out in my claims, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows inperspective the complete device in position for ironing the inside seamof a sleeve and dotted lines indicate the board in position as requiredto adapt it for pressing the outside seam. Fig. 2 is a verticallongitudinal section through one end of the device. Fig. 3shows the endsfolded inward as required to enter a sleeve and to occupya minimum ofspace when not in use.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, the reference-letter A is usedto indicate the ironing-board proper. It is of a size adapted to beeasily passed through a sleeve, and its upper and under surfaces areshaped to fit the seams of a sleeve. Its ends are rounded at A andextended straight horizontally. The parts on each end of the board areidentical, so that but one will be hereinafter described.

B indicates a metal sleeve loosely fitted on the end of the board.\Vithin the sleeve is an annular collar B which limits the admission ofthe board into the sleeve. The sleeve is connected with the board bymeans of a set-screw C, passed through the outer end of the sleeve intothe end of the board. An expansive coil-spring D is interposed betweenthe head of the screw and the annular collar B thereby normally exertinga yielding pressure tending to hold the sleeve on the board. 1)indicates a pin passed through the inner end of the part A and 1)indicates notches formed in the inner end of the sleeve, one at the topand the other at the bottom. These parts are so arranged relative toeach other that the board may be turned just one-half of a revolution ineither direction and there automatically engaged and held by the pin Dagainst further rotation.

The board is supported at a slight distance above a table by means ofthe standards F, which may be of any desirable shape or size. Thestandard at each end is connected with the sleeve B by the plates F,that are fixed to the opposite sides of the standard and pivoted to thesleeve. Said plates are so shaped that the standard may be swung to a.position approximately in alinement with the sleeve or folded under thesleeve to lie approximately parallel therewith.

11 indicates a brace pivotally connected at one end with the standardand having a loop H on its other end designed to engage a notched plateJ, that is fixed to the under side of the sleeve B. The ends of the saidnotched plate are inclined so that the said loop may be directed to thenotch when pressed against the plate. This brace is normally heldupwardly, so as to be directed to the notched plate, by means of aleaf-spring J secured to the outer surface of the standard iron theopposite seam of the sleeve, the operator grasps both of the metalsleeves Band first presses them outwardly, and then by the use of theindex fingers of the hands the board A may be turned one-half of arevolution.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent therefor, is-

1. An adjustable ironing-board for sleeves, or the like, comprising aboard proper approximately concavo-convex in longitudinal section, andhaving straight end portions, pins in said ends, suitable uprightsforsupporting the ends of the board, a sleeve connected with eachsupport to receive one end of the board and having notches in i'tsinneredge; and yielding pressure devices in each sleeveforforcing thesleeves-toward said pins 1 substantially as set forth.

2. An adjustable ironing-board for sleeves and the like, comprising aboard proper approximately concave-convex in longitudinal section, andhaving straight end portions, pins in said ends, a sleeve mounted oneach end of the board and having notches in its inner edge, yieldingpressure devices in each sleeve for forcing the same toward the pins,

uprights pivoted to the sleeves to fold approximately parallel with theboard, a springactuated brace connected to each upright and a notchedplate at each end of th'eboard to be engaged by said braces, to hold theuprights at right angles to thesleeves, for the purposes stated.

CLARA J GRAMER.

\Vitnesses:

E. JAY MrrcHELr-l, N. B. @RAMER.

